New TV shows and movies for May 2024: What’s coming next
May 2024 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO and Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.
Top new TV shows this month include new seasons of "Bridgerton," "Doctor Who," "Evil" and "We Are Lady Parts." Making their premieres are series like "Eric" and "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire." Plus, movies continue to debut on streaming, including Jennifer Lopez's "Atlas" and Brooke Shields' "Mother of the Bride."
Check out the full schedule of new TV shows in May 2024.
New TV show premieres, finales and movies to watch in May 2024
All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
“Acapulco” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Shardlake” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Behind the Music” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Star Wars: The Bad Batch” - series finale (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
THURSDAY, MAY 2
“Hacks” - season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
“The Idea of You” - movie (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“A Man in Full” - limited series premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Secrets of the Neanderthals” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Turtles All the Way Down” - documentary (3 a.m., Max)
“Ghosts” - season 3 finale (8:30 p.m., CBS)
“Welcome to Wrexham” - season 3 premiere (10 p.m., FX)
FRIDAY, MAY 3
“Clarkson’s Farm” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Prom Dates” - movie (12 a.m., Hulu)
“The American Society of Magical Negroes” - movie streaming premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“Selling the OC” - season 3 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Unfrosted” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.” - special (10 p.m., Netflix)
SATURDAY, MAY 4
“Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
“Katt Williams: Woke Foke” - special (10 p.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, MAY 5
“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” - season 14 premiere (8 p.m., Bravo)
“The Roast of Tom Brady” - special (8 p.m., Netflix)
MONDAY, MAY 6
“Bob (Hearts) Abishola” - series finale (8:30 p.m., CBS)
“NCIS” - season 21 finale (9 p.m., CBS)
TUESDAY, MAY 7
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - special (3 p.m., Peacock)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8
“Dark Matter” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Hollywood Con Queen” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“The Circle” - season 6 finale (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Final: Attack on Wembley” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Let It Be” - documentary (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
THURSDAY, MAY 9
“Black Twitter: A People’s History” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“The GOAT” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Freevee)
“Bodkin” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Love Undercover” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“Mother of the Bride” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
FRIDAY, MAY 10
“The Chi” - season 6 spring premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Living With Leopards” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Doctor Who” - season 14 premiere (7 p.m., Disney Plus)
SATURDAY, MAY 11
“Mark Twain Prize: Kevin Hart” - special (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” - special (10 p.m., HBO)
SUNDAY, MAY 12
“Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire” - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., AMC)
MONDAY, MAY 13
“Smiling Friends” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Adult Swim)
TUESDAY, MAY 14
“The Killing Kind” - limited series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
“Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“X-Men ‘97” - season 1 finale (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
THURSDAY, MAY 16
“Outer Range” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Bridgerton” - season 3 part 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Home Sweet Rome!” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
“Young Sheldon” - series finale (8:30 p.m., CBS)
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” - season 25 finale (9 p.m., NBC)
FRIDAY, MAY 17
“The Big Cigar” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Franklin” - limited series finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Sugar” - limited series finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” - season 9 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Mary & George” - season 1 finale (9 p.m., Starz)
SATURDAY, MAY 18
“Saturday Night Live” - season 49 finale (11:30 p.m., NBC)
SUNDAY, MAY 19
“American Idol” - season 22 finale (8 p.m., ABC)
“The Simpsons” - season 35 finale (8 p.m., Fox)
MONDAY, MAY 20
“The Voice” - season 25 finale (9 p.m., NBC)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
“Trying” - season 4 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Survivor” - season 46 finale (8 p.m., CBS)
“Abbott Elementary” - season 3 finale (9 p.m., ABC)
“Grownish” - series finale (10 p.m., Freeform)
THURSDAY, MAY 23
“The Kardashians” - season 5 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Evil” - season 4 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Tires” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
FRIDAY, MAY 24
“Atlas” - movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Beach Boys” - documentary (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
“Mulligan” - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
TUESDAY, MAY 28
“America’s Got Talent” - season 19 premiere (8 p.m., NBC)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
“Masterchef” - season 14 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
THURSDAY, MAY 30
“Eric” - limited series complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Star Trek: Discovery” - series finale (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“We Are Lady Parts” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
FRIDAY, MAY 31
“The Outlaws” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“Jim Henson Idea Man” - documentary (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
